Comments for Christine in Portland http://christineinportland.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:34:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Summer canning summary by Your favorite youngest sister named Rachel http://christineinportland.com/2009/09/summer-canning-summary/comment-page-1/#comment-863 Your favorite youngest sister named Rachel Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:34:11 +0000 http://christineinportland.com/?p=237#comment-863 I learned how to can. I just never wanted to, once I escaped the drudgery of doing it with Mom every year. Also, how is it possible that Junior has not become a topic on this blog? I learned how to can. I just never wanted to, once I escaped the drudgery of doing it with Mom every year. Also, how is it possible that Junior has not become a topic on this blog?

]]> Comment on Canning festival: check. Fence raising: check. by Brooks http://christineinportland.com/2009/08/canning-festival-check-fence-raising-check/comment-page-1/#comment-862 Brooks Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:17:28 +0000 http://christineinportland.com/?p=213#comment-862 Yup. Just western red cedar and boiled inseed oil. Once the surface pores of the wood are saturated it preserves the wood, seals out rain, keeps the woo yellow - no graying - and is totally non- toxic. A tiny bit more labor than petrodeathchemicalspray but quite worth it. Yup. Just western red cedar and boiled inseed oil. Once the surface pores of the wood are saturated it preserves the wood, seals out rain, keeps the woo yellow – no graying – and is totally non- toxic. A tiny bit more labor than petrodeathchemicalspray but quite worth it.

]]> Comment on Canning festival: check. Fence raising: check. by Christine http://christineinportland.com/2009/08/canning-festival-check-fence-raising-check/comment-page-1/#comment-861 Christine Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:58:50 +0000 http://christineinportland.com/?p=213#comment-861 Yes, exactly that: boiled linseed oil on cedar. This is the only treatment we used. Apparently, we need to reapply the linseed oil every year for the next couple of years, and then we can go to a more semi-annual maintenance schedule. It's pretty cool to use a sealant that is completely non-toxic! I'll see if Brooks has any more info. Thanks for stopping by! Yes, exactly that: boiled linseed oil on cedar. This is the only treatment we used. Apparently, we need to reapply the linseed oil every year for the next couple of years, and then we can go to a more semi-annual maintenance schedule. It’s pretty cool to use a sealant that is completely non-toxic! I’ll see if Brooks has any more info. Thanks for stopping by!

]]> Comment on Canning festival: check. Fence raising: check. by Kymberly Jeka http://christineinportland.com/2009/08/canning-festival-check-fence-raising-check/comment-page-1/#comment-860 Kymberly Jeka Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:42:32 +0000 http://christineinportland.com/?p=213#comment-860 Hi there, Is this an example of boiled linseed oil on cedar fencing then? My husband & I are trying to decide if linseed oil is the way to go on our new 6ft fence which also has old graying cedar intertwined. IT looks like I can see the before & after in your photo here, but wanted to know if that's the only treatment you used & if (I live in pdx also) it will stand up against the rain well? Thanks! Kym Hi there,

Is this an example of boiled linseed oil on cedar fencing then? My husband & I are trying to decide if linseed oil is the way to go on our new 6ft fence which also has old graying cedar intertwined. IT looks like I can see the before & after in your photo here, but wanted to know if that’s the only treatment you used & if (I live in pdx also) it will stand up against the rain well?

Thanks!
Kym

]]> Comment on Canning recipe: Marinara sauce by Lucia http://christineinportland.com/2009/09/canning-recipe-marinara-sauce/comment-page-1/#comment-859 Lucia Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:30:04 +0000 http://christineinportland.com/?p=245#comment-859 Dear Christine: As a hard-core foodie (and an Italian to boot), I was looking for a way to use up my 20 pounds of leftover garden tomatoes (our tomatoes are just finally ripe up here in Canada). Your marinara—along with the requisite Gin cocktail—is VERY good. Thanks for a tasty recipe. I've already passed it along to my sister-in-law who just plucked about 80 pounds of ripe tomatoes ... pass the gin. Dear Christine: As a hard-core foodie (and an Italian to boot), I was looking for a way to use up my 20 pounds of leftover garden tomatoes (our tomatoes are just finally ripe up here in Canada). Your marinara—along with the requisite Gin cocktail—is VERY good. Thanks for a tasty recipe. I’ve already passed it along to my sister-in-law who just plucked about 80 pounds of ripe tomatoes … pass the gin.

]]> Comment on Canning recipe: Marinara sauce by Christine http://christineinportland.com/2009/09/canning-recipe-marinara-sauce/comment-page-1/#comment-858 Christine Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:01:52 +0000 http://christineinportland.com/?p=245#comment-858 Natalie, thanks again for pointing me to the original! Thomas, you'd have more to worry about in the good ole days than now. I hear people (ahem, my mom) used to can jams with a wax seal. No processing. My paternal grandma canned with no water bath. Just heated stuff up, plopped it in a jar, and screwed a lid on. Funny thing is, none of them got sick using those Russian roulette methods! My mom certainly does not recommend them, though. And I don't either, having a fondness for living. Natalie, thanks again for pointing me to the original!

Thomas, you’d have more to worry about in the good ole days than now. I hear people (ahem, my mom) used to can jams with a wax seal. No processing. My paternal grandma canned with no water bath. Just heated stuff up, plopped it in a jar, and screwed a lid on. Funny thing is, none of them got sick using those Russian roulette methods! My mom certainly does not recommend them, though. And I don’t either, having a fondness for living.

]]> Comment on Canning recipe: Marinara sauce by Natalie http://christineinportland.com/2009/09/canning-recipe-marinara-sauce/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Natalie Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:25:14 +0000 http://christineinportland.com/?p=245#comment-857 Ah! Sounds absolutely delicious. I am so going to try this recipe next canning season! Thanks for posting. And ps, you're right about the canning USA site. Ugly huh? Ah! Sounds absolutely delicious. I am so going to try this recipe next canning season! Thanks for posting. And ps, you’re right about the canning USA site. Ugly huh?

]]> Comment on Canning recipe: Marinara sauce by Thomas http://christineinportland.com/2009/09/canning-recipe-marinara-sauce/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Thomas Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:08:01 +0000 http://christineinportland.com/?p=245#comment-856 This one time, I read East of Eden and the dirty prostitute who was the bad guy in the book took over the whorehouse by killing the house madam by poisoning her food and blaming it on canned food gone bad. Something similar also happened in the book/movie 1,000 acres (I think that was the name--the movie had Jessica Lange and Michelle Phipher), where an older sister tries, but fails, to kill her younger sister with poisoned canned food. I read both books in Ukraine and I remember thinking at the time that canned foods are a bad idea because someone might try to kill me. Can you promise me that I'll be safe if I try it your way with the sauce?! I'm seriously concerned. :-) This one time, I read East of Eden and the dirty prostitute who was the bad guy in the book took over the whorehouse by killing the house madam by poisoning her food and blaming it on canned food gone bad. Something similar also happened in the book/movie 1,000 acres (I think that was the name–the movie had Jessica Lange and Michelle Phipher), where an older sister tries, but fails, to kill her younger sister with poisoned canned food. I read both books in Ukraine and I remember thinking at the time that canned foods are a bad idea because someone might try to kill me. Can you promise me that I’ll be safe if I try it your way with the sauce?! I’m seriously concerned. :-)

]]> Comment on Bottle schadenfreude by Christine http://christineinportland.com/2009/09/bottle-schadenfreude/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Christine Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:10:02 +0000 http://christineinportland.com/?p=234#comment-855 Yeah, like a methed-out Joe Wilson. <em>Scumbagus genericus</em>. Yeah, like a methed-out Joe Wilson. Scumbagus genericus.

]]> Comment on Bottle schadenfreude by Thomas http://christineinportland.com/2009/09/bottle-schadenfreude/comment-page-1/#comment-854 Thomas Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:42:52 +0000 http://christineinportland.com/?p=234#comment-854 You should have taken a picture...without one, I can only assume that the methtard looked like Joe Wilson. You should have taken a picture…without one, I can only assume that the methtard looked like Joe Wilson.

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